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Dec 12, 2018 Social affairs

[Graphic News] Public servant most-coveted job among Korean adults: poll

　A civil servant position is the most sought-after job among South Korean adults, though most of them aim to take jobs as office workers for practical reasons, a poll showed.　Of 1,143 job seekers and salaried people questioned, the largest portion - 26.7 percent - said they wanted to work for the government or a public institution regardless of the reality, according to the survey conducted by online job portal Saramin.　Another 16.2 percent said they hoped to run a restaurant or other independen

[Newsmaker] 15-story building in Gangnam evacuated after signs of collapse

15-floor office building in Gangnam, Seoul, was evacuated and left vacant Wednesday after signs of its impending collapse were reported the day before. City officials who inspected the building concluded that it was dangerous.Seoul’s Gangnam District Office designated the Daejong Building in Samseong-dong, Gangnam, as a “Class-3 Establishment,” the lowest safety level, meaning that it presents a “high risk of disaster” or requires “continuous management to prevent disasters.”(Yonhap)Wide cracks

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Team probing alleged wrongdoings of prosecution requests extension

A team looking into the possible abuse of power and human rights abuses by public prosecutors has asked for another extension, local media reported Tuesday. According to reports, the investigators requested the commission overseeing related issues to be extended for three months, citing incomplete investigations. The operation of the commission is set to end Dec. 31. Members of women`s rights groups call for an extension into the probe into alleged irregularities in prosecution`s investigations

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Alcohol addiction increasing among youth: report

The number of youths getting treated for alcohol addiction neared 2,000 last year, doubling from seven years ago, a report said Wednesday.The drinking rate among the young is declining, but the severity of problems from drinking is still heavy, with one out of two youths drinking to dangerous levels, the report from the National Assembly Research Service said. (Yonhap)There were 1,968 young people diagnosed as being addicted to alcohol last year, up 2.1 times from 922 in 2010. An online health

Dec 12, 2018
Social affairs
Thousands spend night without heat after hot water pipe leaks in Mok-dong

An underground hot water pipe in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, leaked Tuesday, cutting off hot water and heat to more than 1,800 households for 17 hours. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Energy Corporation, 1,882 housing units had no heat or hot water after the pipe leaked near an apartment complex in the Mok-dong neighborhood at around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. (Yonhap)A resident reported seeing steam rising from a flower bed in front of an apartment building at around 8:50 a.m.Hea

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Health law revision proposes graphic warnings on alcoholic beverages

A public health law revision is under review to require pictorial warnings of health hazards on alcoholic beverages, officials said Wednesday.The warning labels will resemble those on cigarette packs, alerting consumers to health risks from drinking and the consequences of drunk driving, according to the officials from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the parliamentary committee on health. (Yonhap)Proposed warnings would have photos of what could happen when driving under the influence, th

Dec 12, 2018
Social affairs
Korea's jobless rate rises in Nov.

South Korea's jobless rate rose slightly in November, government data showed Wednesday, amid the government's efforts to create more jobs.The unemployment rate stood at 3.2 percent last month, up 0.1 percentage point from a year earlier, according to the report compiled by Statistics Korea.The number of employed people reached 27.18 million in November, an increase of 165,000 from the same month in 2017, according to the data. (Yonhap)The hike is the largest since January 2018 when the number o

Dec 12, 2018
Social affairs
Labor Ministry to increase support for unemployed, working poor

The Labor Ministry briefed President Moon Jae-in on its 2019 policy plans Tuesday, mainly focusing on increasing support for unemployed people and the working poor.The briefing took place at the government complex in the administrative city of Sejong.Among the goals for 2019 are strengthening of the employment safety net, eradicating workplace abuses and settling the minimum wage and shorter workweek. (Yonhap)By 2020, the ministry said it plans to provide 500,000 won ($442) in aid for up to six

Dec 12, 2018
Social affairs
Gyeonggi Gov. Lee indicted for telling lies during election campaign

Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung will stand trial for telling falsehoods about a series of allegations raised against him and about his family during his election campaign for the governorship. The Suwon District Prosecutors' Office indicted Lee without physical detention on charges of violating the national election law, it said.Lee has been under investigation for allegedly lying about his brother's institutionalization due to a mental illness during his campaign in the runup to the June l

Dec 11, 2018
Social affairs
‘Santa’ protests Korea’s fine dust problem at Poland UN convention

A man dressed up as Santa Claus appeared in front of the venue of the UN Climate Change Conference COP24 in Poland on Tuesday to raise awareness of Korea’s fine dust problem.The one-man protester, revealed to be Korea Green Foundation Chairman Choi Yul, covered himself with black dust to emphasize Korea’s poor air quality. (Korean Green Foundation)His sign reading “Stop fossil fuel, there’s no border in the sky” attracted the attention of passersby, with many stopping to take pictures and read

Dec 12, 2018
Social affairs
Schoolteacher under #MeToo probe found dead

A high school teacher under police investigation over sexual harassment allegations was found dead in Daejeon on Monday.Apartment management staff found the man, 42, lying dead on a flower bed in an apartment complex in Daejeon’s Yuseong district on Monday and reported the death to police at 4:48 p.m., the Yuseong Police Station said Tuesday. (Yonhap)Police suspect that the man took his own life because some of his clothing was found on the 19th floor of the apartment building. He is also believ

Dec 12, 2018
Social affairs
Taxi drivers to hold mass rally Dec. 20 over carpool service

The conflict between the country’s taxi industry and information technology giant Kakao has escalated to new heights after a taxi driver burned himself to death in protest.The taxi unions, which have staged multiple protests demanding that Kakao withdraw its plans to engage in the transportation business in South Korea, said Tuesday that they will hold another rally Dec. 20 in front of the National Assembly. Beginning Wednesday, some union members will set up tents and hold sit-in demonstrations

Dec 12, 2018
Social affairs
Korea to allow children on dependent visas to work in Korea

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission advised the government to find ways to allow high school graduates of multicultural families to get jobs even before they become Korean nationals.As of June, there were some 9,800 children born abroad who moved to Korea when their father or mother married a Korean national or was naturalized as a Korean, according to the rights commission. (Yonhap)Even if such children under the age of 19 pass the naturalization exam, it takes over a year before f

Dec 12, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Korail CEO resigns following KTX derailment accident

Korea Railroad Corp. CEO Oh Young-sik resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for the recent series of train accidents. “I’ve emphasized the importance of train safety since I took the post in February, but I failed to keep my word as train accidents continued to occur,” Oh said.Oh added that the recent KTX derailment accident was caused partly by the problems that Korail currently faces, including the massive reduction of its labor force, privatization and separation of infrastructure and opera

Dec 12, 2018
Social affairs
Gas supply cut off to 4,500 households in Busan

Around 4,500 households in the Marine City area of Busan had no heat or gas services for three to four hours on Monday after a construction crew damaged gas lines in the city’s Haeundae district. According to Busan City Gas and police sources, the accident occurred at 4:49 p.m. when an excavator operated by a road construction crew damaged the underground gas pipes between Marine City and Dongbaek intersection. Marine City (Yonhap)Emergency restoration work began around 5 p.m. and the gas suppl

Dec 12, 2018
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